Tag: Reliable
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Safety Expert Witness’ Opinions on OSHA Protocols and Procedures Admitted
The present case involves an insurance coverage dispute between an East Texas church, Plaintiff Christian Heritage School c/o Youth With a Mission, and its insurance company, Central Mutual Insurance Company. Between May 1, 2020, to May 1, 2022, Defendant insured Plaintiff’s property, which consisted of a twenty-one building campus in Tyler, Texas. The dispute arises…
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Opinions of the Geology Expert Witness Regarding Copying of the Patented Technology Excluded
This case involves an alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement (the NDA) and patent infringement stemming from the management, construction, and operation of a large lagoon in St. George, Utah (the Lagoon) by Defendants, Desert Color Manager, LLC, Desert Color St. George, LLC, and Pacific Aquascape International, Inc. Specifically, Plaintiffs Crystal Lagoons U.S. Corp. and…
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Structural Engineering Expert Witness’ Testimony on the Age and Cause of the Damage to the Roof Admitted
This is a removed action by Plaintiff Wings Platinum LLC , an insured, against its insurer, Defendant Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company, arising from the denial of Wings’ claim for coverage following a wind and hail storm. Wings asserted claims for breach of contract; unfair settlement practices, and breach of the duty of good faith and…
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Law And Legal Expert Witness Cannot Opine on the Standard of Care of Non-Lawyers
Joy Banner brought this suit against Defendants Michael Wright, St. John the Baptist Parish, and Jaclyn Hotard (collectively “Defendants”) alleging violations of her First Amendment right to freedom of speech during a St. John the Baptist Parish council meeting. Richard Stanley, an attorney-expert, has been hired by Defendants to opine about “whether a person could…
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Safety Expert Witness’ Lack of Consideration of Certain Documents did not Render his Opinion Unreliable
This lawsuit arises out of the designation of Sassine Avenue as a “no truck route.” Plaintiff, Kirk Thomas, engages in various agricultural and commercial pursuits, many of which involve the use of his property. Consequently, commercial vehicles commonly travel to and from Thomas’s property. Plaintiffs Thomas and KT Trucking and Cattle, LLC, asserted that the only safe…
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Law And Legal Expert Witness Improperly Speculates about the Defendant’s Motivation
This is an insurance bad faith case stemming from Westfield’s handling of a first-party property insurance claim following a fire. Plaintiffs JME Investments, LLC (“JME”) and Hiway Bar, LLC (“Hiway Bar”) (together, “Plaintiffs”) filed claims after a kitchen fire damaged their property on July 12, 2020. The fire burned a building owned by JME. Constructed…
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Life Care Planning Expert Witness Allowed to Testify Despite Her Limited Experience with Pediatric Patients
On July 29, 2022, a minor, Kamila, represented by her mother Keila Robles Figueroa (“Plaintiff” or “Robles”), filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Juan C. Castañer (“Castañer”), Presbyterian Community Hospital, Inc. (“the Hospital”) and the Hospital Pediátrico Universitario (collectively “Defendants”). The allegations of negligence in this lawsuit are centered on the medical care providers’ treatment…
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Ski Safety Expert Witness is Not Qualified to Opine on the Ultimate Mechanism of Injury
This case involves a ski collision that occurred on March 19, 2023, involving Plaintiff, Tasha Barber and Defendant, Christine Mack that occurred at Aspen Highlands Ski Resort. The Plaintiff alleged that the Defendant was skiing uphill of her and had the primary duty to avoid colliding with the Plaintiff. As a result, the Plaintiff sought…
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Economics Expert Witness’ Opinions Cannot be the Basis for Finding Antitrust Injury
In this antitrust action, separate Plaintiff groups of users and advertisers sued Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), for alleged anticompetitive conduct under the Sherman Act and California state law in connection with the Facebook social-networking app. The user group, headlined by named Plaintiffs Maximilian Klein, Sarah Grabert, and Rachel Banks Kupcho, alleged that Meta illegally acquired and…
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Accounting Expert Witness’ Testimony on Firing Personnel and Cutting Costs Post-Closing Admitted
Plaintiffs Weston D. McArtor (“McArtor”) and BEI Services, Inc. (“BEI Services”) (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), brought this civil action against the Defendants Valsoft Corporation Inc. (“Valsoft”) and Aspire USA, LLC dba Aspire Software (“Aspire”) (collectively, “Buyers” or Defendants”). This action involved the sale of Plaintiffs’ business, Nexera, to Defendants. Prior to the acquisition, Nexera was in the business of…
